THE SCREENWRITING BEAT SHEET WORKSHOP
Master Cat! Jose Silerio and the attendees of the July 2011 Los Angeles Beat Sheet Workshop
In the Screenwriting Beat Sheet Workshop, you’ll be guided by José Silerio, a screenwriter who served as Blake Snyder’s Development Director. José has been integral to the success of Blake’s workshops and classes as he worked alongside Blake schooling writers in the Cat! method. As a teacher and consultant, José continues to help numerous writers learn Blake’s paradigm and apply it to their projects.
“José is my right-hand man when it comes to script consultations.”
– Blake Snyder, Save the Cat!® Strikes Back - More Trouble for Writers to Get Into… and Out Of
In this workshop, you’ll lock down your title, logline, and the 15 beats that will become the backbone of your screenplay.
“If I had to come up with a simple and poignant way to describe it, I’d call it the only workshop that you’ll ever find in Hollywood that encourages your story’s individuality.”
– Ebony Jones in her review on Coverage, Ink. Read Ebony’s entire review here.
Over the course of a weekend, you will:
- Learn the difference between a pitch and a logline, and why you must nail each one.
- Lock down your logline with the Save the Cat! mini-story template to get out of any logline jam.
- Learn the 15 key beats found in any story to make yours resonate with what is “primal.”
- Crack the “Magical Midpoint” — the secret of every story’s power.
- Find out why the Opening Image and the Final Image are your way to “doublecheck the math” of a hero’s transformation.
- Practice your pitch and improve your technique in front of a friendly group of fellow writers eager to help you succeed.
- Network with other writers and get the opportunity to continue working at free Cat! writing groups, as well as be considered for the invitation-only Master Board Class.
The Workshop Schedule
Day One
- Find your story according to Blake’s four elements of every successful logline.
- Crack your story and your hero’s transformation with the Opening Image, Midpoint, and Final Image.
Day Two
- “Beat out” the remaining beats of your story using the Blake Snyder Beat Sheet (the BS2) .
- Pitch your story to the class using the 15 key beats every successful movie must have.
Check the calendar for the latest Beat Sheet Workshop schedule.
Next Screenwriting Beat Sheet Workshops:
LOS ANGELES
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, May 12-13, 2012
9:00 am - 6:00 pm (with 1-hour lunchbreak)
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, June 30-July1, 2012
9:00 am - 6:00 pm (with 1-hour lunchbreak)
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, July 28-29, 2012
9:00 am - 6:00 pm (with 1-hour lunchbreak)
Enroll now and receive a $20 discount on Blake’s Story Structure Software.
Please contact Rich Kaplan at rich@blakesnyder.com.
